# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=15 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 16 --- ## [AI story generation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-story-generation/1031208)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-story-generation/1031208 "2026-07-11T16:18:37Z")
What about AI’s story writing abilities? I asked Gemini and Copilot to write a short story. Here’s the prompt: “Write a short story with the following characters: Antonio (an athletic 25-year-old young Venezuelan workin… --- ## [Pamelyn Ferdin, a Great ‘Cutie’](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pamelyn-ferdin-a-great-cutie/1027779)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pamelyn-ferdin-a-great-cutie/1027779 "2026-07-10T19:32:48Z")
Pamelyn Ferdin is a former child actress who appeared in many roles on TV, commercials, and movies. She had a recurring role as Felix Unger’s daughter on “The Odd Couple”, and was a regular on the short-lived “Paul Lynde… --- ## [Question for you Iowans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-you-iowans/1031489)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-you-iowans/1031489 "2026-07-10T19:01:37Z")
How do you feel about the song “Iowa Stubborn” from The Music Man? This song states that Iowans are stubborn, cold, and unwelcoming to the outsider. Do you think it’s a slur on your state or do you agree with the lyric… --- ## [How do I manage extra subscriptions under Prime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-manage-extra-subscriptions-under-prime/1031541)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-manage-extra-subscriptions-under-prime/1031541 "2026-07-10T16:38:27Z")
Amazon Prime offers a one click option to join MGM+, AMC+, Hallmark+ etc. When a movie is only on that streaming. I’ve had MGM+, AMC+ for almost a year. It’s cheaper than constantly paying rentals. I access these under… --- ## ["You're gonna eat that?!?" Raw, aged or otherwise 'extreme' foods others consider 'gross'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-gonna-eat-that-raw-aged-or-otherwise-extreme-foods-others-consider-gross/1031353)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-gonna-eat-that-raw-aged-or-otherwise-extreme-foods-others-consider-gross/1031353 "2026-07-10T14:53:59Z")
Continuing the discussion from Living on noodles, pork and onions, what else do I need?: I thought the noodles, pork and onions thread could use a bit of hijack relief from the raw foods discussion, plus it interested m… --- ## [Trying to find an SF story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-an-sf-story/1031517)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-an-sf-story/1031517 "2026-07-10T09:58:58Z")
The punch line is that someone says “I want it Yesterday” and in fact some odd package had shown up in the mailbox yesterday without them realising it. The protagonists run a consulting agency offering mathematical help… --- ## [Replacement e-reader](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacement-e-reader/1031467)
**Author:** [@Cachalot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cachalot)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacement-e-reader/1031467 "2026-07-10T01:48:01Z")
My Kindle seems to have crapped out, so I am looking at replacing it. This is the third Kindle i have had and I’m tired of having to replace it every few years. Plus, I no longer trust Amazon. So I’m contemplating a diff… --- ## [Best single lines in rock lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-single-lines-in-rock-lyrics/975262)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 561\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-single-lines-in-rock-lyrics/975262 "2026-07-10T00:54:09Z")
Best single lines in rock lyrics. My #1 nominee is from “Year of the Cat” by Al Stewart: She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running like a watercolor in the rain Just pure loveliness. I’m also partial to “Echoes”… --- ## [Blow My Mind with Some Obscure Rock and Roll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358 "2026-07-09T18:35:57Z")
Share recommendations for music others have probably not heard. One rule, not THAT obscure. It has to be available for streaming somewhere, somehow. I will recommend a Bay Area trio called Parish Hall. I heard about it… --- ## [I'm going to see Bob Dylan tonight!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-bob-dylan-tonight/1031515)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-bob-dylan-tonight/1031515 "2026-07-09T15:09:43Z")
Found a decent affordable ticket last minute on StubHub and I’m good to go! Looking forward to it, I’ve heard he’s been pretty hot this tour. --- ## [Your thoughts on mochi - love, hate, whaat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-mochi-love-hate-whaat/1031195)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-mochi-love-hate-whaat/1031195 "2026-07-09T15:05:28Z")
What, if anything, is your opinion of mochi? I was vaguely aware of it for as long as I can remember, like I have always known about pierogis and tap-dancing and other things. But it never mattered to me until I moved t… --- ## [Tell me about your experience with brew bags](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-experience-with-brew-bags/1031501)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-experience-with-brew-bags/1031501 "2026-07-08T20:00:15Z")
I bought a Cuisinart k-cup machine a few years ago. I live alone so I never need a pot of coffee, just single servings. I got tired of buying expensive k-cup pods and eventually switched to a JavaJig. A JavaJig s a plast… --- ## [Recommend movies for my 85 year old Dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-movies-for-my-85-year-old-dad/1031250)
**Author:** [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-movies-for-my-85-year-old-dad/1031250 "2026-07-08T14:23:32Z")
Every weekend I visit my elderly parents for dinner and a movie. My Mom likes almost anything, but my Dad is very hard to please. The only thing he usually likes to watch is sports and news (and I don’t need to tell you … --- ## [Help identify this movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-movie/1031508)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-movie/1031508 "2026-07-08T02:45:32Z")
I watched a movie several years ago and I’d like to watch it again. What I remember. The main character is a man and loops through each iteration from birth to death. In earlier loops he wasn’t aware he was looping, o… --- ## [What is a salad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-salad/1031018)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-salad/1031018 "2026-07-07T11:02:38Z")
Okay, when we hear the word, salad, we automatically think of a dish served on plate or bowl with leafy greens and assorted veggies. but then we have these dishes using the word 'salad": potato salad bean salad macaro… --- ## [Okay, never mind the definition of "salad" -- where's the recipes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-never-mind-the-definition-of-salad-wheres-the-recipes/1031051)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-never-mind-the-definition-of-salad-wheres-the-recipes/1031051 "2026-07-07T06:27:59Z")
We had a classic 3 Bean salad last week, and it was yummy. (Well, we had it at least three dinners, and some snacked bits with lunch … three cans of beans is a lot for just two people.) But it reminded us of just how f… --- ## [Recipe: Bullitt’s and Bea’s Jello Shots (Jell-O Shots)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-bullitt-s-and-bea-s-jello-shots-jell-o-shots/1031437)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-bullitt-s-and-bea-s-jello-shots-jell-o-shots/1031437 "2026-07-05T19:51:14Z")
Thought I’d share this. Jello is fun food, and Jello Shots can be more fun. Recipe: Bullitt’s and Bea’s Jello Shots (Jell-O Shots) 4 Notes This recipe is in honor of my mother-in-law, Bea. The first Jello Shots I ev… --- ## [In Praise of Classics Illustrated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-classics-illustrated/1031331)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-classics-illustrated/1031331 "2026-07-05T19:09:01Z")
I was brought up on Classics Illustrated. Those comic books that aspired to present classic literature to kids in the form of fumetti-infested sequential art. The bane of teachers, who thought them even worse than Cliff… --- ## [Supergirl Saw it thread (some spoilers in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-saw-it-thread-some-spoilers-in-op/1031245)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-saw-it-thread-some-spoilers-in-op/1031245 "2026-07-05T13:09:26Z")
Man this was the second Summer movie this year to let me down (after Disclosure Day). And I feel worse feeling this way because every Chud on the Internet has hated this movie since it was announced and I don’t want to b… --- ## [Surely you can't be serious](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surely-you-cant-be-serious/1031358)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surely-you-cant-be-serious/1031358 "2026-07-05T12:30:17Z")
I am serious - Airplane! was released on July 2nd, 1980; 46 years ago today --- ## [Rodeo rider's saddle gets taken?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rodeo-riders-saddle-gets-taken/1031361)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rodeo-riders-saddle-gets-taken/1031361 "2026-07-05T02:14:36Z")
The song “Amarillo by Morning” has the line “they took my saddle in Houston.” I don’t understand – who took his saddle, how, and why? Is this something that really happens in the world of rodeo, or just a songwriter’s im… --- ## [Delicious in Dungeon / Dungeon Meshi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delicious-in-dungeon-dungeon-meshi/998903)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delicious-in-dungeon-dungeon-meshi/998903 "2026-07-04T22:57:10Z")
This is mentioned in two different threads, I thought there might be enough interest for a dedicated thread. (Actually, doing a search I see it has actually been mentioned in a third thread) I’ve already read the complet… --- ## [The end of IMDB "I Need to Know"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-imdb-i-need-to-know/1031134)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2026, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-imdb-i-need-to-know/1031134 "2026-07-04T22:26:26Z")
In 2017 IMDB pulled the plug on its message boards. One of the most useful ones was “I Need to Know,” where you could post a fragmentary memory of a movie or TV program, and the experts could usually identify it pretty … --- ## [Living on noodles, pork and onions, what else do I need?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-noodles-pork-and-onions-what-else-do-i-need/1031307)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2026, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-noodles-pork-and-onions-what-else-do-i-need/1031307 "2026-07-03T03:52:02Z")
I’m eating a bowl of the wife’s Thai rice noodles with cut up pork and whole onions. It’s such a delicious combination I wonder how complete it is as a diet? --- ## [Harvey Weinstein has been taken to the hospital](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-has-been-taken-to-the-hospital/1031333)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-has-been-taken-to-the-hospital/1031333 "2026-07-02T13:02:06Z")
Heart failure, they say, connected with pneumonia. I suppose I should hope he pulls through. --- ## [Best cello recordings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cello-recordings/1030426)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cello-recordings/1030426 "2026-07-02T12:05:04Z")
Continuing the discussion from Best ambient music for masking conversation: Give me your music reviews. What are the best cello recordings / cello pieces / cello performances / cellists ? I’m most interested in landing… --- ## [Who here likes reaction videos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-likes-reaction-videos/1020873)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-likes-reaction-videos/1020873 "2026-07-02T09:26:02Z")
I like watching “first time” reaction videos of people watching movies. It’s most fun when it’s something like “Psycho” and they are too young to know about the shower scene or the big twist. I think I like it when the… --- ## [I don't quite get today's "Questionable Content" strip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 2759\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967 "2026-07-02T00:42:22Z")
Re today’s strip. He’s trying to comfort her after his rejection of her advances the previous night. Makeup hug - he holds her gingerly - he tries to disengage - her arms move from his waist up to his chest - then surpri… --- ## [Missouri PBS station to air pro wrestling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missouri-pbs-station-to-air-pro-wrestling/1031288)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missouri-pbs-station-to-air-pro-wrestling/1031288 "2026-07-01T22:50:58Z")
The station manager sees a “fit” between the locally produced performances and its other entertainment shows. --- ## [Penelope Keith, RIP June 29, 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penelope-keith-rip-june-29-2026/1031338)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penelope-keith-rip-june-29-2026/1031338 "2026-07-01T19:59:34Z")
Just saw this today. Funny lady, found her niche in The Good Life, and pretty much stuck to it. It just occurs to me how much fun a crossover between To The Manor Born and Keeping Up Appearances could have been. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=16)